Boom! Studios sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek of titles arriving in stores next week. Take the jump for Farscape #1, Mickey Mouse & Friends #297, Nola #1, Swordsmith Assassin #4, and Walt Disney Comics and Stories #700.
FARSCAPE #1 (Ongoing)
Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon, Keith DeCandido
Drawn by Will Sliney
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Joe Corroney
COVER B: Dennis Calero
Diamond Code: SEP090688
HOLY DREN, FARSCAPE IS ONGOING! Yes, Farscape fans have made the mini-series such successes that we made Farscape an ongoing series! Secrets are revealed, alliances are made and hearts are broken in this, the start of a new chapter in the lives of your favorite characters! Written by the creator of the show Rockne S. O’Bannon!
MICKEY MOUSE & FRIENDS #297
Writen by Stefano Ambrosio
Drawn by Marco Ghiglione
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Diamond Code: AUG090748
The epic WIZARDS OF MICKEY tale continues! Student of the great wizard Grandalf, Mickey Mouse hails from the humble village of Miceland. Allying himself with Donald Duck (who has a pet dragon named Fafnir) and team mate Goofy, Mickey quests to find a magical crown that will give him mastery over all spells! Join BOOM! Kids for a whole new epoch in Disney publishing!
NOLA #1
Written by Chris Gorak, Pierluigi Cothran
Drawn by Damian Couceiro
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (1 of 4), SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Erik Jones
COVER B: Chris Brunner
Diamond Code: SEP090694
After cheating death, Nola Thomas wakes up alone in a deserted New Orleans hospital. Bruised, broken, and badly burned, she emerges from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina with one thing on her mind…revenge. From Chris Gorak, the writer/director of the critically-acclaimed film, Right at Your Door!
SWORDSMITH ASSASSIN #4
Written by Andrew Cosby, Michael Alan Nelson
Drawn by Ayhan Hayrula
SC, 24 pgs, FC, (4 of 4), SRP: $3.99
COVER A: Dennis Calero
COVER B: John Nofsinger
Diamond Code: SEP090697
Toshiro Ono has spent his life making the best swords that have ever been forged and selling them to the highest bidder. When his family is killed by a blade of his own making, master swordsmith Toshiro promised to do whatever it took to make sure none of his swords ever kill again. Now that promise comes to the test in this stunning conclusion! Andrew Cosby, creator of EUREKA, and Michael Alan Nelson, creator of HEXED, bring feudal Samurai Japan to life like no other comic has done before.
WALT DISNEY’S COMICS AND STORIES #700
Written by Giorgio Salati, Riccardo Secchi,
Alessandro Ferrari
Drawn by Stefano Turconi
COVER A: Dwitt & Magic Eye studios
COVER B: Corrado Mastantuono
SC, 24 pgs, FC, SRP: $2.99
Diamond Code: AUG090758
The third longest-running comic book series in Direct Market history hits its 700th issue! Right behind Detective and Action Comics, and logging more issues than Captain America, Amazing Spider-Man, Uncanny X-Men, or Thor, Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories enters a bold new era at BOOM! Kids — with a bang! featuring a brand new team of super-heroes culled from Disney’s Mickey and Donald universe, come adventure with The Duck Avenger, Super Goofy, and the man Mickey himself!
THE UNKNOWN VOL.1 HC
Written by Mark Waid
Drawn by Minck Oosterveer
HC, 112 pgs, FC, SRP: $24.99
ISBN13: 9781934506974
Mark Waid’s critically acclaimed new miniseries collected for the first time! She has solved every mystery known to man. But there is one mystery that remains… UNKNOWN! Revered as the smartest person alive, Catherine Allingham is the world’s most famous private investigator. Follow her adventures as she sets out to solve the one mystery she’s never been able to crack! Join Mark (KINGDOM COME) Waid and international superstar Minck Oosterveer as they tell Catherine’s last tale. Or do they? In the vein of RUSE!
